O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 29-6-8 (2019)

Bonding requirements

✓ O.C.G.A.: 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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Judges of the probate courts shall be held accountable on their official bonds for the faithful discharge of their duties pursuant to Code Section 29-6-1 as custodians and for the proper distribution of funds coming into their hands as such custodians. It is the judge's responsibility to increase his or her official bond if necessary.

History

(Code 1981, § 29-6-8, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 161, § 1.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2021–2021 · leading case: Rashawnda Small v. Chatham Cnty. (Ga. Ct. App. 2021).
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Rashawnda Small v. Chatham Cnty. (Ga. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 18× “4 reasons that sovereign immunity to her claims has been waived: (a) Georgia’s Due Process clause, (b) OCGA § 29-6-8, (c) an absolute duty to return the funds, and (d) because she was a third-party beneficiary to a contract entered into between Chatham County and South State…”
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